Re: [asa] Torture

The Evangelical Declaration Against Torture is an excellent document
on this: http://www.evangelicalsforhumanrights.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=42

On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:11 AM, j burg <hossradbourne@gmail.com> wrote:
> In the NYT Sunday Book Review
> 'The Dark Side'
> By JANE MAYER
> Reviewed by ALAN BRINKLEY
>
> This book recounts the emergence of the use of torture as a central
> tool in the fight against terrorism.
>
> Worth reading. DEFINITELY not worth burning (tossing).
>
> Can anyone envision Jesus ordering torture?
>
> Can anyone here envision ordering torture themselves?
>
> Is it a black/white issue? Or are there shades of gray?
>
> I have you tied up in my jail cell. I am 99% sure you know where the
> bomb is that will blow up St. Louis in the next hour. I see no
> alternative but to get this information out of you by any means
> possible. Do I still rule out torture?
>
> What would Jesus do? Billy Graham? Your kindly grandmother? Your
> favored presidential candidate?
>
> What if the city were Mecca? Do the answers change?
>
> Burgy
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Seton Hall University Law School
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